Our ongoing project for the past couple months has finally finished up- the house is painted! Also, new roof, new gutters, the addition of shutters on the front windows to really add the quaint country cottage appeal, and shrubberies for the front planter sections.
When we first began the painting project, neither Joe or I realized exactly what we were getting ourselves into. The prep work was intensely time consuming- scraping, sanding, filling, priming, masking, re-scraping, re-priming, re-painting, touch-up- at times it seemed like we'd never finish. It was a lot of hard work but now our masterpiece is complete and our property's curb appeal has increased dramatically.
I'm almost too embarrassed to post the "before" photos (they're so awful), but they make the "after" photos that much more impressive:
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This post about our home improvement projects got me thinking of the meaning of the the seventh commandment from Luther's Small Catechism:
"Thou shalt not steal."
We should fear and love God that we may not take our neighbor's money or property, nor get them by false ware or dealing, but help him to improve and protect his property and business.
Was this a hint that we should have been over helping you improve your property? :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Hadn't thought of it like that, but now that you mention it...
DeleteWow Grace! Just shows I haven't been over to your house in a while. I had no idea you'd made that much progress. It looks completely different. Like a new house! Very, very nice. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you posted the before--it really shows that the fruit of your long and hard labors made a huge improvement. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow! It is amazing what a fresh coat of paint, and hours of hard work can do! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I am glad you showed the before pictures because it is so dramatically improved. I especially like the hose reel box in the front. I noticed it cause Jason just got one on our back deck. :)
ReplyDeleteJoe and Jason (aka: Great Minds) think alike :-)
DeleteWow, very nice. We are so blessed, left to ourselves we would have no vision to improve or protect our homes!! So I am glad we are not left to our own selves!! Very visionary. ;-)
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